Franklin’s Universe

Did Martin Luther King Jr. Suggest the Klan Had Mental Problems?

Did Martin Luther King Jr. Suggest the Klan Had Mental Problems? Did Martin Luther King Jr. Suggest the Ku Klux Klan Had Mental Problems? This article explores whether Martin Luther King Jr. implied that the Ku Klux Klan suffered from mental illness, and what he actually meant when he used terms like “sickness,” “pathology,” and […]

How the Ku Klux Klan Was Repressed in the United States

SUMMARY OF TACTICS USED TO CRUSH THE KLAN How the Ku Klux Klan Was Repressed in the United States — Full HTML Analysis How the Ku Klux Klan Was Weakened and Repressed in the United States A factual, historical overview of the legal, social, and institutional tactics used across American history to dismantle or neutralize […]

The 9 Truths plus the Path Forward

Things we don’t talk about at the dinner table as a family/community: A Love Letter to Black America on Healing Trauma? The Truths We Won’t Say Out Loud: A Love Letter to Black America on Healing Trauma What Nobody Will Tell You (Because They’re Afraid) There’s a conversation we’re not having in Black America. Not […]

Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Holiday Food?

Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Holiday Food? Holiday Season: Why Do We Put So Much Salt in Black Households? Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Annual Sodium Olympics 2. Tradition, Trauma, and That Aunt Who Measures Salt With Her Soul 3. The Science of “Just a Pinch” (Which Is Actually a Tablespoon) […]

Franklin's Universe